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Bantamweight Ode Osbourne won his way into the UFC on the Contender Series last year, and made his debut at UFC 246 in January. The fight didn't go his way, but Osbourne recognizes that MMA is a cycle —...

During this MMA hiatus, we’ve taken to scouting world and selecting five favorite prospects from each country for the most part. This time out we’ll be taking a look at Japan. Japan has produced amazing talent from the past and...

Since the dust from UFC 248 has settled and with the pandemic going on right now in the world, it gives us a great deal of time to think about how awesome this sport of MMA really is. Especially when...

During this MMA hiatus, we’ve taken to scouting world and selecting five favorite prospects from each country for the most part. This time out we examine Italy, which is sadly one of the hardest-hit by the ongoing coronavirus pandemic. Yet...

UFC San Diego is unlikely to be hosted in San Diego, or anywhere else in California, next month. Per a report by MMA Fighting, the California State Athletic Commission (CSAC) has shut down all combat sports in the state...

Japan's RIZIN FF is the latest promotion to announce the cancellation of a key event. RIZIN 22 was expected to take place later this month at the Yokohama Arena in Yokohama, Japan. However, RIZIN CEO Nobuyuki Sakakibara has announced...

Finally, some positive news for a change. UFC bantamweight Yana Kunitskaya announced Wednesday that she's pregnant. The fighter known as 'Foxy' and who is partnered with fellow UFC athlete Thiago Santos, revealed the news on social media, posting a...

It’s time to cancel the ever-changing UFC 249 card. It's the show that was supposed to have the elusive Tony Ferguson vs. Khabib Nurmagomedov Lightweight Championship bout as its main event. Yet once again, Khabib vs. Tony has fallen through. If...

UFC lightweight champion Khabib Nurmagomedov has officially withdrawn from the long-anticipated bout with Tony Ferguson on April 18. After weeks of speculation, UFC lightweight champion Khabib Nurmagomedov has officially withdrawn from the April 18 fight date with Tony Ferguson at...

Four days house arrest. Forty-eight hours of community service. A $500 fine, and a year of probation. That more or less sums up the penalty Jon Jones will pay for his most recent transgression, which included charges of DWI and...